The Ruston school district is one step closer to filling for unitary status.

The final numbers of the district’s students are being triple checked and will soon be sent to the Department of Justice in order to file for the status, said Mike Milstead, Lincoln Parish School Board superintendent.

“We look forward to that being completed,” he said.

The announcement came during the Lincoln Parish School Board meeting Tuesday.

Jonathan Newton, of the United States Department of Justice, will walk through the schools on Nov. 14, said Mary Null, assistant superintendent.